Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Therefore our exhortation is, that you would but add godliness to all these. You will say, what is that? That is, learn to be emptied of your selves, to cast away all these as St. Paul did, to reckon them as dross and dung, that you may be found in Christ. As you must do this for justification, so you must do it in matter of sanctification: for you must know this, that when Christ comes to dwell in a man, that man must no longer live to himself, and for himself, but to the Lord, and for the Lord. Now every man, the less he lives to himself, and in himself, the more he will live to Christ, and in Christ. Therefore I say, the thing we would exhort you to is this, that you would contend with your selves, and reason the matter seriously, why a man should no more look to himself, but to God altogether. For a man is a reasonable creature, and it is certain, that till a man see reason why he should not look to himself, he will do it: but let him be persuaded, it is best for me to look no more to my self, to stand no more upon my own bottom, but it is safest for me to seek the Lord. I say this reasoning with our selves, so as to be convinced of it, will bring us to serve God altogether.

Therefore our exhortation is, that you would but add godliness to all these. You will say, what is that? That is, learn to be emptied of your selves, to cast away all these as St. Paul did, to reckon them as dross and dung, that you may be found in Christ. As you must do this for justification, so you must do it in matter of sanctification: for you must know this, that when Christ comes to dwell in a man, that man must no longer live to himself, and for himself, but to the Lord, and for the Lord. Now every man, the less he lives to himself, and in himself, the more he will live to Christ, and in Christ. Therefore I say, the thing we would exhort you to is this, that you would contend with your selves, and reason the matter seriously, why a man should no more look to himself, but to God altogether. For a man is a reasonable creature, and it is certain, that till a man see reason why he should not look to himself, he will do it: but let him be perswaded, it is best for me to look no more to my self, to stand no more upon my own bottom, but it is safest for me to seek the Lord. I say this reasoning with our selves, so as to be convinced of it, will bring us to serve God altogether.